Blue Collar Vs. White Collar Workers — Which one you wearing? | Jobsmama India
Blue Collar Vs. White Collar Workers
How often do we hear, an HR tagging a job role as a blue-collar or white-collar? Probably, many times if we share a common table with HR personnel during lunchtime. Ever wondered, what’s the difference between them? Let’s explore more in this article.
The job roles can be classified under specific collar types like blue, black, white, pink, etc. There are even other collar jobs like black, pink, etc., where every collar has a symbolic meaning. For example, the pink collar is referred to as a profession that is specific to women, like nurses. Similarly, the black collar is referred to as masculine professions like oil drilling, mining, etc.
To understand the difference between blue-collar and white collared job roles, let us understand their terminology first.
Blue collar –
The name ‘blue collar’ comes from the early 20th century when workers used to wear blue uniforms or blue denim or resistant fabrics. They preferred using this color or fabric to avoid washing daily. Their job roles involved tasks that may catch dirt at work, and they could not afford to wash them on the working days. It is the uniform that they can comfortably wear for a couple of days and wash them on their weekly holiday.
White collar –
White collar workers are those working in the office and the jobs are more of an executive level. The writer Upton Sinclair coined this word in his writing. The white-collar jobs are often referred to as jobs of administration, financial, bank, etc. whose task is to work within the closed walls of the office premises.
Difference between white collar and blue collar –
Place of work — The foremost difference is the place of work where these two categories of workers perform. The white-collar workers sit inside the closed rooms of an office and work. Their job is mostly clerical type. Whereas, the blue-collar work in non-office settings as their job involves on-site like construction, production, road, etc.
Abilities — The blue-collar workers often work on their desks sitting in one place. Their job role involves their mental ability and they don’t have to be physically strong except to maintain good health. The white-collar jobs involve a lot of physical activity and therefore, the workers should be capable of performing manual jobs.
Education — Where white-collar jobs require a specific degree or professional qualification, blue-collar jobs do not ask for higher degrees. The blue-collar jobs look for the physical proficiency of the workers.
Pay — The white-collar workers are paid higher than blue-collared. But we cannot conclude on it as there are variations due to experience and proficiency.
Legal regulations — The white collar workers are mostly the employers working for a company and therefore, their rights are governed by the Companies Act, 2013. The blue collar workers often fall under the labor category and therefore their rights are defined by the Labor Law.
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